noun

1. (mainly Commonwealth) A small bag used by women (or sometimes by men) for carrying various small personal items.

2. An subgenre of house music of the late 1980s, often with booming vocals.

Synonyms: purse, diva house, handbag house

verb

1. Figuratively, to hit with a handbag; to attack verbally or subject to criticism (used of Margaret Thatcher).